Maps? Maps! MAPS! (Epic Custom Maps Announcement)

Hey everyone, we've got some fantastic news for you!

Remember how you players always asked for custom maps and we always said "never; not possible!". Well, we changed our minds and decided to implement custom maps, whatever it takes. And a lot of time it will certainly take, so please don't ask for estimations - just trust us, we're working hard on it right now.

We cannot give you a lot of details, but there will definitely be an editor where you can upload your own map image and then draw country borders. You will be able to add all country and city data, and add your own units, fully customized. Scenarios will remain similar to what they are now, but will be able to be based on custom maps as well.

As you can imagine, this will infuse a lot of interesting opportunities into the game - you will be able to add a map/scenario based on Game Of Thrones, Lord Of The Rings, WWI/WW2, American Civil War or even a space-based map (why not?).

Because we're now fully concentrated on this massive undertaking (which feels very much like creating a new game from scratch), there won't be any big updates for a while. But then - BAM! - a huge one! So, be patient

Cheers!
Ivan & Amok

Ivan | 29.06.2012

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wolfpack143 Постови: 4	11.07.2012 - 22:14 wolfpack143 Lol i wonder if u have to have premuim for this? yay u probably do..... but the fact that u get to make your cities and country lines and stuff like scenarios and stuff is awesome!!!! im IN!!! Учитавање... Учитавање...
Utah Cartography Society Постови: 999 Од: USA	13.07.2012 - 18:18 Utah When I first heard about this update I thought all you would be able to do was make your own maps with custom borders and stuff. Now with this I was already pumped up. BUT nowhere did I hear that you will be able to customize units/make new ones. AND be able to for example make an Atilla leader for the Huns in my scenario. AND be able to assign nation specific units?! This made me cry. I can't wait to begin making a Greece map, and admins I LOVE YOU. Also one last thing I have the individual scenario pack for this will I have to buy an entirely new pack in order to enjoy these new features? ---- The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Ivan (Админ) Squirrels! Постови: 2238 Од: Финска	14.07.2012 - 08:23 Ivan (Админ) Написао Utah, 13.07.2012 at 18:18 When I first heard about this update I thought all you would be able to do was make your own maps with custom borders and stuff. Now with this I was already pumped up. BUT nowhere did I hear that you will be able to customize units/make new ones. AND be able to for example make an Atilla leader for the Huns in my scenario. AND be able to assign nation specific units?! This made me cry. I can't wait to begin making a Greece map, and admins I LOVE YOU. Also one last thing I have the individual scenario pack for this will I have to buy an entirely new pack in order to enjoy these new features? You weren't paying attention - right in the news post it says "You will be able to add all country and city data, and add your own units, fully customized". I also confirmed nation-specific units, custom commanders and rare units earlier in the comments. I cannot give details about the pack, but most probably it will be merged with the scenario pack somehow. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Utah Cartography Society Постови: 999 Од: USA	14.07.2012 - 10:52 Utah Написао Ivan, 14.07.2012 at 08:23 Написао Utah, 13.07.2012 at 18:18 When I first heard about this update I thought all you would be able to do was make your own maps with custom borders and stuff. Now with this I was already pumped up. BUT nowhere did I hear that you will be able to customize units/make new ones. AND be able to for example make an Atilla leader for the Huns in my scenario. AND be able to assign nation specific units?! This made me cry. I can't wait to begin making a Greece map, and admins I LOVE YOU. Also one last thing I have the individual scenario pack for this will I have to buy an entirely new pack in order to enjoy these new features? You weren't paying attention - right in the news post it says "You will be able to add all country and city data, and add your own units, fully customized". I also confirmed nation-specific units, custom commanders and rare units earlier in the comments. I cannot give details about the pack, but most probably it will be merged with the scenario pack somehow. Oh your right it was in the news post I feel like a derp. ---- The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Spoderman U.L.P. Постови: 25 Од: Korea, North	14.07.2012 - 19:24 Spoderman If you can pull this off you can have a milky way Учитавање... Учитавање...
Jubapreta Dalmati Постови: 313 Од: Brazil	16.07.2012 - 05:53 Jubapreta Написао Spoderman, 14.07.2012 at 19:24 If you can pull this off you can have a milky way Exactly. We can even make space-themed maps, isn't that great? ---- Versão brasileira: Herbert Richers. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Yueh Постови: 3 Од: Румунија	17.07.2012 - 11:28 Yueh Can you make a custom map even if you don't have the Premium pack? Учитавање... Учитавање...
RickCall12 Постови: 33 Од: UK	17.07.2012 - 15:42 RickCall12 Написао Yueh, 17.07.2012 at 11:28 Can you make a custom map even if you don't have the Premium pack? I agree, something like, a demo, 1 map for 1 non-premium account (I know the person has to make a new account each time) OR maybe, limited maps, like only Europe and Africa or something. ---- - signed rickcall12 - Учитавање... Учитавање...
Yueh Постови: 3 Од: Румунија	18.07.2012 - 07:07 Yueh Thx Учитавање... Учитавање...
madkytle Профил је обрисан	21.07.2012 - 04:04 madkytle Профил је обрисан If this should be soon for premium , i think you should make scenarios for free. jus because its jus better so. :bow: amyways ots gpdöole but i hope its not so hard like with a game i played... if it should be free. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Garde Постови: 2842 Од: Canada	21.07.2012 - 14:12 Garde Random question: Will this be Scenarios 2.0? Or will it be a whole new tab? Учитавање... Учитавање...
ColumNolan Постови: 2 Од: Ирска	22.07.2012 - 12:26 ColumNolan We need a map of Tamriel!!! Учитавање... Учитавање...
Garde Постови: 2842 Од: Canada	22.07.2012 - 14:13 Garde Написао ColumNolan, 22.07.2012 at 12:26 We need a map of Tamriel!!! I'm working on it Учитавање... Учитавање...
ColumNolan Постови: 2 Од: Ирска	22.07.2012 - 15:04 ColumNolan Написао Garde, 22.07.2012 at 14:13 Написао ColumNolan, 22.07.2012 at 12:26 We need a map of Tamriel!!! I'm working on it Thanks Учитавање... Учитавање...
RickCall12 Постови: 33 Од: UK	22.07.2012 - 15:06 RickCall12 How about a Custom Scenario Map maker engine or something, OR do a competition to get the AW community to design new maps, maybe give templates or something. This'll be REALLY fun!!! Because not many games have Map Editors!!! (Hint hint) ---- - signed rickcall12 - Учитавање... Учитавање...
Mr House Постови: 175	22.07.2012 - 18:17 Mr House Написао Mr. Kurtz, 05.07.2012 at 14:22 IF we could create units based on prexisting stats, could you give us a base 'nuke' unit to play around with? ^Agree We should be able to recruit nukes in a Region Capital and nukes will have a special effect like a 25% income and recruitment penalty and we can edit the penalty amount in scenarios or disable the unit ---- Nothing to impede progress. If you want to see the fate of democracies, look out the windows. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Ivan (Админ) Squirrels! Постови: 2238 Од: Финска	23.07.2012 - 02:33 Ivan (Админ) Написао RickCall12, 22.07.2012 at 15:06 How about a Custom Scenario Map maker engine or something, OR do a competition to get the AW community to design new maps, maybe give templates or something. This'll be REALLY fun!!! Because not many games have Map Editors!!! (Hint hint) Umm, that's exactly what we're working on, actually. Учитавање... Учитавање...
RickCall12 Постови: 33 Од: UK	23.07.2012 - 14:09 RickCall12 Написао Ivan, 23.07.2012 at 02:33 Написао RickCall12, 22.07.2012 at 15:06 How about a Custom Scenario Map maker engine or something, OR do a competition to get the AW community to design new maps, maybe give templates or something. This'll be REALLY fun!!! Because not many games have Map Editors!!! (Hint hint) Umm, that's exactly what we're working on, actually. YES!!!! Thanks Ivan ---- - signed rickcall12 - Учитавање... Учитавање...
SvenKarp Постови: 65 Од: Естонија	23.07.2012 - 14:40 SvenKarp May I ask in what month we should wait for it? ---- "You were born original, don't die as a copy!" Учитавање... Учитавање...
goodnames679 Постови: 403 Од: USA	24.07.2012 - 01:15 goodnames679 Написао Ivan, 23.07.2012 at 02:33 Написао RickCall12, 22.07.2012 at 15:06 How about a Custom Scenario Map maker engine or something, OR do a competition to get the AW community to design new maps, maybe give templates or something. This'll be REALLY fun!!! Because not many games have Map Editors!!! (Hint hint) Umm, that's exactly what we're working on, actually. Wait, so you guys are working on a way to do the graphic designs of the maps as well? If so, that makes things a lot easier. I've been spending the past forever and a half trying to do a detailed, AW-seeming physical map of a region that doesn't exist, so I guess I'll wait for that ^_^ ---- ~goodnamesalltaken~ Учитавање... Учитавање...
Ivan (Админ) Squirrels! Постови: 2238 Од: Финска	24.07.2012 - 03:03 Ivan (Админ) Написао goodnames679, 24.07.2012 at 01:15 Написао Ivan, 23.07.2012 at 02:33 Wait, so you guys are working on a way to do the graphic designs of the maps as well? If so, that makes things a lot easier. I've been spending the past forever and a half trying to do a detailed, AW-seeming physical map of a region that doesn't exist, so I guess I'll wait for that ^_^ Hold on, I think there's been a slight misunderstanding here. You will be able to draw country borders and place cities in the map editor, but there's no way we can make the background image itself editable (anyway, something like Photoshop is much better for it). So you have to either find an existing map and use it, or try to draw your own. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Ivan (Админ) Squirrels! Постови: 2238 Од: Финска	24.07.2012 - 03:04 Ivan (Админ) Написао SvenKarp, 23.07.2012 at 14:40 May I ask in what month we should wait for it? At this stage it's still too early to predict, I can only say that it will be released until the end of this year Учитавање... Учитавање...
YazanTheSexy V I K I N G S Постови: 738 Од: Palestine	24.07.2012 - 06:59 YazanTheSexy Написао Ivan, 24.07.2012 at 03:04 Написао SvenKarp, 23.07.2012 at 14:40 May I ask in what month we should wait for it? At this stage it's still too early to predict, I can only say that it will be released until the end of this year WHT THE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COME ON DUDE you want us to wait 4 MONTHS!!!!! ---- Учитавање... Учитавање...
Ivan (Админ) Squirrels! Постови: 2238 Од: Финска	24.07.2012 - 09:17 Ivan (Админ) Написао YazanTheSexy, 24.07.2012 at 06:59 Написао Ivan, 24.07.2012 at 03:04 Написао SvenKarp, 23.07.2012 at 14:40 May I ask in what month we should wait for it? At this stage it's still too early to predict, I can only say that it will be released until the end of this year WHT THE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COME ON DUDE you want us to wait 4 MONTHS!!!!! If necessary, yes. However, it might be ready well before that. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Utah Cartography Society Постови: 999 Од: USA	24.07.2012 - 12:46 Utah I was expecting it to be made in spring or something :.) ---- The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. Учитавање... Учитавање...
nonames Постови: 1325 Од: UK	25.07.2012 - 18:41 nonames Написао YazanTheSexy, 24.07.2012 at 06:59 Написао Ivan, 24.07.2012 at 03:04 Написао SvenKarp, 23.07.2012 at 14:40 May I ask in what month we should wait for it? At this stage it's still too early to predict, I can only say that it will be released until the end of this year WHT THE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COME ON DUDE you want us to wait 4 MONTHS!!!!! You have never programmed, I doubt you have ever even tried, so why don't you shut up and be grateful that these guys are even making this instead of moaning about how long it is going to take. I for one would rather has quality, bug free release, rather than a rushed, bug ridden and untested release that you seem to be so eager for. for the record, if anyone wants to know what it's like to program. well imagine learning a foreign language, then writing large mathematical algorithms in a giant wall of text, then walking through that text to make sure it all work fine, then adding more algorithms, and making sure they all link perfectly. sounds like fun right? now please be patient. Учитавање... Учитавање...
notserral Постови: 1447	28.07.2012 - 17:43 notserral Arb, programming IS fun. I wish Afterwind were open source so I could chime in. ---- Написао Mahdi, 23.11.2013 at 20:30 I don't consider the phrase "massive fag" to be an insult. Mods did. Учитавање... Учитавање...
RickCall12 Постови: 33 Од: UK	30.07.2012 - 10:35 RickCall12 I probably already know the answer to this question, but is it (if possible) for a pre-release of the map editor? I'll understand if you say no, but maybe only for premium members. ---- - signed rickcall12 - Учитавање... Учитавање...
Tundy Salt Industries Постови: 5885	30.07.2012 - 12:04 Tundy Can we have it next month? D: Учитавање... Учитавање...
Ivan (Админ) Squirrels! Постови: 2238 Од: Финска	30.07.2012 - 15:56 Ivan (Админ) Написао RickCall12, 30.07.2012 at 10:35 I probably already know the answer to this question, but is it (if possible) for a pre-release of the map editor? I'll understand if you say no, but maybe only for premium members. We will probably have a test server for this, so that everything can be tested and balanced before a public release. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Ivan (Админ) Squirrels! Постови: 2238 Од: Финска	30.07.2012 - 15:57 Ivan (Админ) Написао Tundy, 30.07.2012 at 12:04 Can we have it next month? D: No, sorry. Учитавање... Учитавање...
raetahcodeupon V I K I N G S Постови: 651 Од: Шпанија	01.08.2012 - 05:42 raetahcodeupon We can have it in this year? ---- I dont understand why people says that Full Package is too expensive: http://imageshack.us/a/img854/6531/fzhd.png "I... Feel a little dead inside" -Gardevoir Учитавање... Учитавање...
Utah Cartography Society Постови: 999 Од: USA	01.08.2012 - 08:03 Utah Yes he said it would come before the year ends. ---- The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Pinheiro Постови: 1603 Од: Brazil	01.08.2012 - 08:34 Pinheiro Написао raetahcodeupon, 01.08.2012 at 05:42 We can have it in this year? Please read the thread before posting. Ivan already replied to that: the update will come out this year. ---- "Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms". Учитавање... Учитавање...
raetahcodeupon V I K I N G S Постови: 651 Од: Шпанија	01.08.2012 - 09:06 raetahcodeupon Sorry, but read all those post is a bit hard. ---- I dont understand why people says that Full Package is too expensive: http://imageshack.us/a/img854/6531/fzhd.png "I... Feel a little dead inside" -Gardevoir Учитавање... Учитавање...
Utah Cartography Society Постови: 999 Од: USA	01.08.2012 - 11:25 Utah When is page 4 coming? O_o ---- The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. Учитавање... Учитавање...
RickCall12 Постови: 33 Од: UK	01.08.2012 - 13:48 RickCall12 Написао raetahcodeupon, 01.08.2012 at 09:06 Sorry, but read all those post is a bit hard. No its not, your just impatient ---- - signed rickcall12 - Учитавање... Учитавање...
Tundy Salt Industries Постови: 5885	01.08.2012 - 17:27 Tundy Can we have more than 50 different units? lol Учитавање... Учитавање...
Utah Cartography Society Постови: 999 Од: USA	01.08.2012 - 18:36 Utah I wanted to be the first person on page 4. I was secretly crossing my fingers. Anyway 50 different units would be nice but a sorting thingamajig should be made. ---- The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Spoderman U.L.P. Постови: 25 Од: Korea, North	06.08.2012 - 14:03 Spoderman Can we have an update on the development!? Учитавање... Учитавање...
Anre Постови: 10 Од: UK	06.08.2012 - 15:24 Anre I know how you said in the text that we are able to add city data but does that mean completely delete cities and add new cities as well? Учитавање... Учитавање...
Kiwininja Постови: 23 Од: USA	06.08.2012 - 15:36 Kiwininja I would really appreciate it if the custom map making could be bought seperatly from the Premuim pack and if there would be one open spot for those without buying it. I know that this feature would be amazing and I would love to work on it for hours on end yet I dont want to buy premium and strats ect along with it . Poor people will thank you everywhere. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Ivan (Админ) Squirrels! Постови: 2238 Од: Финска	07.08.2012 - 06:29 Ivan (Админ) Написао Anre, 06.08.2012 at 15:24 I know how you said in the text that we are able to add city data but does that mean completely delete cities and add new cities as well? Yep. Учитавање... Учитавање...
Ivan (Админ) Squirrels! Постови: 2238 Од: Финска	07.08.2012 - 06:30 Ivan (Админ) Написао Spoderman, 06.08.2012 at 14:03 Can we have an update on the development!? Update: The development is going right ahead, full speed. The developers are happy with the progress they are making. Учитавање... Учитавање...
loek Постови: 1 Од: Холандија	07.08.2012 - 14:35 loek Hey guys go in my game not by aa under game:thumbup: you kan dead:wall: and beer:beer: Учитавање... Учитавање...
Samppu Профил је обрисан	08.08.2012 - 07:12 Samppu Профил је обрисан I'll make these scenarios when this comes out! * Ancient Greece * Feudal Japan * War of the Roses This is going to be so epic... Учитавање... Учитавање...
Spoderman U.L.P. Постови: 25 Од: Korea, North	08.08.2012 - 07:42 Spoderman Написао Ivan, 07.08.2012 at 06:30 Написао Spoderman, 06.08.2012 at 14:03 Can we have an update on the development!? Update: The development is going right ahead, full speed. The developers are happy with the progress they are making. This site is one of the few sites with helpful staff Thank uuuuuuuu Учитавање... Учитавање...
Brorland M.A.R.C.H Постови: 1	09.08.2012 - 18:14 Brorland U made me one happy guy Учитавање... Учитавање...
otantizma Sons of Anarchy Постови: 1 Од: Турска	11.08.2012 - 01:54 otantizma Написао Brorland, 09.08.2012 at 18:14 U made me one happy guy Me too! Учитавање... Учитавање...
Adinias Hollandia Постови: 3 Од: Холандија	13.08.2012 - 08:49 Adinias I'll make a map in the Netherlands. I might even later make a Netherlands VS Spain Scenario. Учитавање... Учитавање...

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